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Squatting Geometries ‐ Guerilla Barcelona: Technological Appropriations of the Over‐Planned City
Author(s) -
Luis José,
Manau Echeverria,
Mansilla Jordi,
Jorge Ortoneda,
Solano Perea
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.174
Subject(s) - squatting position , power (physics) , sociology , political science , public administration , law , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , physical therapy
In the 1980s, Barcelona became the darling of urban regeneration. Its mayor and city authorities gained awards and recognition the world over. However, 111 architects José Luis Echeverría Manau, Jordi Mansilla Ortoneda and Jorge Perea Solano depict a very different, more sinister view of the city's development, in which the metropolis has been reshaped to serve private rather than civic interests. They explain how subversive citizens' groups are hitting back and realising their collective power through the strategic, yet often spontaneous use of portable communication and remote‐sensing technologies. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.